Reusable nappies for newborns

[spudnik1]

I am currently pregnant, and while waiting for my 20-week scan, I have been looking at reusable nappies.

Have done the nappy lady questionnaire and was recommended petit lulu, which I am happy with. But what do you do for newborns ?

My husband is not keen at all. So, it needs to be easy to convince him. My first child was 9lb14 at birth but lost a considerable amount of weight as bf . Weight went back up, but I would say at least 6 weeks till 10lb

What has everyone else used ?
There are no nappy libraries near me, so I can't borrow any.

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I used Little Lambs fitted with wraps in size 1 from birth, I think they say from 7lb ish, my dc were all between 8 and 9lb when born. I also used disposable liners for the first few days for the meconium poops.

I also used tots bots in hospital but I think they no longer exist 😔

Also used little lambs from birth. Just make sure they still have good elastic though if you buy second hand. My friend got on well with bum genius from birth too

Oh I will also add that Motherease wraps are the best in my opinion

I used bambino mio all in ones but not with newborns. Worth buying for when a bit older though, people sell them cheaply on vinted.

Disposables or muslins and wraps for newborns and reusable from 6 weeks or so is a good value compromise. This is what I've done with my two.

Nappies aren't supposed to be sold on Vinted, they usually get taken down pretty quickly. You're better on e.g. the Nappy lady preloved selling group.

I loved little lambs for my youngest from birth. For my oldest I started with tots bots but although they work for a lot of people, they didn't suit my oldest child's shape.
Maybe try ReNappy, it's a new marketplace specifically for cloth nappies given the difficulties we have selling elsewhere.

We hired a kit from the local nappy library for second baby, it was a bargain I think £25 and had everything for 12 weeks. It was motherease sandys and airflows which were perfect.
Honestly though with first baby we used disposables for newborn stage. Both mine could fit in bigger nappies from 6 weeks.

Sorry I missed that you don't have nappy libraries near you, although some do it by post so maybe worth contacting them!

I would hugely rate sandys anyway. You can get a very cheap 2nd hand bundle and resell when you're done.

It was a long time ago but we had a few size 0 Bimbles from Easypeasynappies for our newborns. Because we used them for three kids it didn't matter they grew out of them fairly fast. We continued using Bimbles (sized) and Bumbles (BTP) for the rest of our nappy days. Lovely nappies. I'm so happy to see the company is still going.

My advice is to use washable from the start if you can. If you start using disposables it's much harder to change as you get used to it. I knew loads of people who had good intentions but did disposables 'just to start with' and never ended up switching.

Love newborns in cloth nappies!

I have 4 DC and I've clothed 2 of them from birth, and the other 2 from 6 weeks. All my babies have been under 7pound and we have bought all our nappies Preloved. I really rate little lamb and I prefer the type that have a nappy plus a wrap rather than the all in one style. But you will find what suits you. The nappy lady does newborn hire kits with a range of styles but personally I haven't used this service.

You maybe want to size up in baby clothes to allow for a fluffy bottom! Frugi is good and is made to fit cloth, again can buy Preloved. Or just get a size up in regular brand sleep suits.

We also used cloth wipes, cheeky wipes kit.

I miss those days 😞

Also sunlight is great for nappies, love a line of nappies flapping in the wind!

Happy to answer any more questions, I had at least one sometimes 2 DC in cloth for over a decade!

I used disposable for the first month as dd was tiny then prefolds and wraps

Thank you, everyone . Such quick replies !

Looks like little lambs are the way forward. Will have a look.

I wanted to go cloth from the start as we might give up if use disposables at first 😕

We used disposables for the first few weeks and definitely didn't give up. Dd turned 2 in March and still wears cloth nappies daily and we are moving toward potty training nkw so 'made it to the end'. Not trying to dismiss your idea but just to point out it doesn't always lead to giving up. Whenever dh changes the kids he uses disposables as that's just what he prefers and that's been a good compromise for us personally, still thousands of nappies saved from landfill overall.

I'd also advise giving mummy of 4 uk on YouTube a try, she made a series of cloth nappy help videos and they're great.

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLP7SPoJ1ortvhmP1NydevAiSqOMfBuv0K&si=TqCRZMeDVZljKt5E

Check out the reselling groups on Facebook if you're on it. It's a buyers market at the moment for Preloved cloth nappies. They go for such low prices because people just want to clear out.
I run a nappy library and we've been inundated with donations because people just can't sell them.

Apologies for being late to the party.

We used little lambs bamboo nappies with our first and had progressed onto terries with nappy nippas from birth with our second. We used them for various purposes throughout our kids being little - as nappies, as stuffing for birth to potty pocket nappies later on, as overnight boosters, and to absorb spillages (it's incredible how quickly and effectively nappies absorb a spill), and they're still doing service many many years later as cleaning cloths - the bamboo ones aren't as robust as the cotton ones, and weren't up to much after one child. The cotton ones still looked fab and got passed on.

Folding is simple (we liked bat fold), we'd store our terries already folded after washing and drying - a job for when baby's napping - to save time on changes. Since the fit was infinitely adjustable, retention was so much better than anything else we tried and we had no poonami issues. Terries dry really quickly due to being a single layer, and are hugely versatile.

My husband was ace using them and did the first nappy when our second was born, much impressing the midwives. My parents were absolutely fine with using them - we'd just leave them the already folded nappies and a wet bag. For childcare we took pocket nappies; all our childcare providers were fine with it once we said it was basically like any other nappy for them, they just had to not chuck the nappy and put it in our wet bag instead of the bin; we would sort the nappies out at home.

I had to replace the elastics in the bamboo little lambs after my first had used them as they'd all perished. It was simple enough to do but just an extra job. No such problem with the terries. The origami element of folding the nappy really isn't hard - get a hanky and try a few folds, find one that works and stick with that until / unless you need something a bit different. Cost-wise terries are pretty cheap - you'll need different sized wraps as the baby grows, and you might want some 50cm squares for newborn, moving to 60cm later, otherwise they can look pretty bulky (but are apparently brilliant for a baby's developing hips).

Good luck with it all, and I hope you find something that works for you and your family.